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Hello Madrix team,

I am looking for information, a tutorial, or a script file on using Madrix in a 3d effect fashion. I have seen videos of clubs on youtube that feature this capability but cannot find any information on how to program this, or just general information on it.

A little information about my array, it is simple, 4 strips by 16 strips hanging from a ceiling. Each strip roughly 4 meters long.

Can anybody give me any advice on how to program Madrix or does anyone have any script files I can use as templates?

Thanks in advance.

Dan

Hi,
because MADRIX working in 2d you have to think in layers where each layer represent one z-plane.
In your case for example you have 4 z-planes each 16 by ? pixel. (lets say 20 pixel in hight)
Your matrix inside MADRIX would be 4x16 by 20 makes 64x20 pixel.
The first 16x20 Pixel will be the first z-plane the next 16x20 pixel (17-32) will be the second z-plane and so on.
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Now you can work with the effects.
Some effects like a SCE Drop will work out of the box without any mapping other effects need aditional mapping or scripting to operate in a useful way on all z-planes.
So for example you choose a SCE Radial and map it with the tile option to the first 16x20 pixel than use the tile option repeat. With this you get a radial which is extrude into the depth.
And the last option is to operate with the MAS Script effect having the z-planes in mind.
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However, creating effects with MADRIX for a 3d application is more complex like a standard 2d case but after a while you have some experience with it you will see it is not as much as complicated like it looks like in the first moment.
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In my opinion, the most powerful effect is the SCE Color Scroll curently because of its X motion and X-Offset feature it allows a lot of different effects to create for 3d.